Essays about: "tamil on war"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words tamil on war.

1. 1. Pursuing Peace: Strategies Employed by INGOs to Foster Trust between Tamil and Sinhala Communities in Post-Conflict Sri Lanka

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Perla Gabay; [2023]
   Keywords : Sinhala; Tamil; Strategy; Governmentality; Discourse; Foucault; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to examine how INGOs in Sri Lanka work to increase social capital and trust between two specific ethnic groups- the Tamils and Sinhala. The study uses a qualitative approach, where this dissertation draws on Michel Foucault’s Discourse Analysis with the concepts of power/knowledge and governmentality as central themes in the empirical data. READ MORE

3. 2. Collective Genocidal Intent in Sri Lanka

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Maxwin Paul Rayen; [2023]
   Keywords : Genocide; Tamil; Sri Lanka; Humanitarian law; Human Rights Law; Genocidal Intent; Tamil Genocide; War; Non-International Armed Conflict; Justice; International Law; International Criminal Law; ICTR; ICTY; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The end of the Sri Lankan war was marked by a devastating loss of life, with hundreds of thousands of casualties. Amidst this tragedy, victims have claimed that the crimes committed against them constitute genocide, specifically targeting the Eelam Tamils solely because of their ethnic identity. READ MORE

4. 3. Jaffna Tamils Ethnic Identity Formation in Colombo: A Study on Identity Perception through Motivated Identity Construction

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för öst- och sydöstasienstudier

   Author : Jasmine Andersson; [2021]
   Keywords : Post-conflict society; Jaffna Tamils; Colombo; Ethnic identity; Identity perception; Motivated Identity Construction Theory; Sri Lanka; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The Sri Lankan Tamils have been a part of complex history within Sri Lanka in regard to their ethnic Identity, which is mostly associated with the civil war that went on for almost 30 years. More than a decade after the end of the conflict, this thesis work analyzed how todays Jaffna Tamils view their own identity in Colombo. READ MORE

5. 4. Struggling to Feel at Home: An Inquiry into Sri Lankan Tamil Refugees' Experiences of Reintegration

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

   Author : Söhnke Stöckmann; [2017-05-10]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the reintegration process of Sri Lankan Tamil returnees. After the Sri Lankan civil war ended in 2009, a number of refugees who lived in exile in India returned to their country of origin. This research asks how Tamil returnees experience and navigate the reintegration process initiated by their return. READ MORE

6. 5. Reconciliation in post-war Sri Lanka A study on reconciliation possibilities after a victor’s peace

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Lovisa Arnmarker; [2017]
   Keywords : Reconciliation; Sri Lanka; Victor’s Peace; Civil society organisations; Reconciliation Pyramid; Auerbach; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : In 2009, the 26 years long, brutal Sri Lankan civil war between the separatist terrorist group “Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam” (LTTE) and the Sri Lankan government came to an end. The government eradicated the LTTE, and stability was achieved through a so called “victor’s peace”, not followed by any negotiations or agreements between the warring parties. READ MORE